Reference Guide

Zend Server Reference Manual
Generating API Keys
API keys are generated using the Zend Server/Zend Server Cluster Manager GUI. When generating a
new key, you must specify a name for this key. This may be a username or a group name, which is used
to identify the key and to tell the server which key to use when attempting to authenticate a request.
Valid key names may be composed only of “token” characters as defined by RFC-2616, with the addition
of the whitespace character and the ‘@’ character. This allows all printable US-ASCII characters (ASCII
characters 0x20 to 0x7e) with the exception of the following characters:
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( ) < > , ; : \ " / [ ] ? = { }
In addition, key names may not begin or end with a whitespace character.
The specific API key also determines the access level granted when using this key.
Note:
Zend Server API keys must be kept secret and immediately revoked if there is any chance that they have
been compromised.